diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f8f86199439..7dd448283aa 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ configure(allprojects) { project ->
 
 	ext.aspectjVersion       = "1.8.9"
 	ext.eclipselinkVersion   = "2.4.2"
-	ext.ehcacheVersion       = "2.10.1"
+	ext.ehcacheVersion       = "2.10.2"
 	ext.ehcachejcacheVersion = "1.0.1"
 	ext.ehcache3Version      = "3.0.0"
-	ext.ejbApiVersion        = "3.0"
+	ext.ejbVersion           = "3.0"
 	ext.fileuploadVersion    = "1.3.1"
 	ext.freemarkerVersion    = "2.3.23"
 	ext.groovyVersion        = "2.4.6"
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ configure(allprojects) { project ->
 	ext.hibval4Version       = "4.3.2.Final"
 	ext.hibval5Version       = "5.2.4.Final"
 	ext.hsqldbVersion        = "2.3.3"
-	ext.htmlunitVersion      = "2.19"
 	ext.httpasyncVersion     = "4.1.1"
 	ext.httpclientVersion    = "4.5.2"
 	ext.jackson2Version      = "2.6.6"
@@ -53,9 +52,7 @@ configure(allprojects) { project ->
 	ext.javamailVersion      = "1.5.5"
 	ext.jettyVersion         = "9.3.8.v20160314"
 	ext.jodaVersion          = "2.9.3"
-	ext.jrubyVersion         = "1.7.24"  // JRuby 9000 only supported through JSR-223 (StandardScriptFactory)
-	ext.jsonassertVersion    = "1.2.3"
-	ext.jsonpathVersion      = "2.1.0"
+	ext.jrubyVersion         = "1.7.25"  // JRuby 9000 only supported through JSR-223 (StandardScriptFactory)
 	ext.jtaVersion           = "1.2"
 	ext.junitVersion         = "4.12"
 	ext.nettyVersion         = "4.0.36.Final"
@@ -64,7 +61,6 @@ configure(allprojects) { project ->
 	ext.poiVersion           = "3.13"
 	ext.reactorVersion       = "2.0.8.RELEASE"
 	ext.romeVersion          = "1.5.1"
-	ext.seleniumVersion      = "2.48.2"
 	ext.slf4jVersion         = "1.7.21"
 	ext.snakeyamlVersion     = "1.17"
 	ext.snifferVersion       = "1.14"
@@ -73,8 +69,7 @@ configure(allprojects) { project ->
 	ext.tiles3Version        = "3.0.5"
 	ext.tomcatVersion        = "8.0.33"
 	ext.tyrusVersion         = "1.3.5"  // constrained by WebLogic 12.1.3 support
-	ext.undertowVersion      = "1.3.21.Final"
-	ext.woodstoxVersion      = "5.0.2"
+	ext.undertowVersion      = "1.3.22.Final"
 	ext.xmlunitVersion       = "1.6"
 	ext.xstreamVersion       = "1.4.9"
 
@@ -353,7 +348,7 @@ project("spring-core") {
 		optional("log4j:log4j:1.2.17")
 		testCompile("org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core:${tomcatVersion}")
 		testCompile("xmlunit:xmlunit:${xmlunitVersion}")
-		testCompile("com.fasterxml.woodstox:woodstox-core:${woodstoxVersion}") {
+		testCompile("com.fasterxml.woodstox:woodstox-core:5.0.2") {
 			exclude group: "stax", module: "stax-api"
 		}
 	}
@@ -474,7 +469,7 @@ project("spring-context") {
 		compile(files(project(":spring-core").cglibRepackJar))
 		optional(project(":spring-instrument"))
 		optional("javax.inject:javax.inject:1")
-		optional("javax.ejb:ejb-api:${ejbApiVersion}")
+		optional("javax.ejb:ejb-api:${ejbVersion}")
 		optional("javax.enterprise.concurrent:javax.enterprise.concurrent-api:1.0")
 		optional("javax.money:money-api:1.0")
 		optional("org.eclipse.persistence:javax.persistence:2.0.0")
@@ -545,7 +540,7 @@ project("spring-tx") {
 		optional("aopalliance:aopalliance:1.0")
 		optional("javax.transaction:javax.transaction-api:${jtaVersion}")
 		optional("javax.resource:connector-api:1.5")
-		optional("javax.ejb:ejb-api:${ejbApiVersion}")
+		optional("javax.ejb:ejb-api:${ejbVersion}")
 		optional("com.ibm.websphere:uow:6.0.2.17")
 		testCompile("org.aspectj:aspectjweaver:${aspectjVersion}")
 		testCompile("org.eclipse.persistence:javax.persistence:2.0.0")
@@ -641,7 +636,7 @@ project("spring-context-support") {
 		optional("javax.cache:cache-api:1.0.0")
 		optional("com.google.guava:guava:${guavaVersion}")
 		optional("net.sf.ehcache:ehcache:${ehcacheVersion}")
-		optional("org.quartz-scheduler:quartz:2.2.2")
+		optional("org.quartz-scheduler:quartz:2.2.3")
 		optional("org.codehaus.fabric3.api:commonj:1.1.0")
 		optional("org.apache.velocity:velocity:1.7")
 		optional("org.freemarker:freemarker:${freemarkerVersion}")
@@ -1010,15 +1005,15 @@ project("spring-test") {
 		optional("org.aspectj:aspectjweaver:${aspectjVersion}")
 		optional("org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:${groovyVersion}")
 		optional("org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:${hamcrestVersion}")
-		optional("org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-htmlunit-driver:${seleniumVersion}")
-		optional("net.sourceforge.htmlunit:htmlunit:${htmlunitVersion}")
 		optional("xmlunit:xmlunit:${xmlunitVersion}")
-		optional("org.skyscreamer:jsonassert:${jsonassertVersion}")
-		optional("com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path:${jsonpathVersion}")
+		optional("net.sourceforge.htmlunit:htmlunit:2.19")
+		optional("org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-htmlunit-driver:2.48.2")
+		optional("org.skyscreamer:jsonassert:1.2.3")
+		optional("com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path:2.1.0")
 		testCompile(project(":spring-context-support"))
 		testCompile(project(":spring-oxm"))
 		testCompile("javax.mail:javax.mail-api:${javamailVersion}")
-		testCompile("javax.ejb:ejb-api:${ejbApiVersion}")
+		testCompile("javax.ejb:ejb-api:${ejbVersion}")
 		testCompile("org.hibernate:hibernate-core:${hibernate4Version}")
 		testCompile("org.hibernate:hibernate-entitymanager:${hibernate4Version}")
 		testCompile("org.hibernate:hibernate-validator:${hibval5Version}")